I am a PhD candidate in Informatics in the College of IST at Penn State University, where I conduct research at the PIKE Research Lab under the guidance of Dr. Dongwon Lee. Starting August 2026, I will join the Department of Information Science at the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMDI), University of Colorado Boulder, as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor and founding Director of the Secure and Ethical AI Lab (SEAL). My research advances trustworthy and equitable AI for the world’s languages and communities — spanning multilingual NLP, low-resource and dialectal language technology, AI safety, and information integrity, with work extending across 70+ languages. I have authored 14+ peer-reviewed papers with 315+ citations in premier venues including ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, ICML, and IEEE.
My doctoral research focuses on bridging the digital language divide through transfer learning, classification (NLU), generation (NLG), adversarial attacks, and developing end-to-end AI pipelines using RAG and Agentic AI workflows for combating multilingual threats. Drawing from my Grenadian background and knowledge of local Creole languages, I bring a global perspective to AI challenges, working to democratize state-of-the-art AI capabilities for underserved linguistic communities worldwide. My mission is to develop robust multilingual multimodal systems and mitigate evolving security vulnerabilities while enhancing access to human language technology through cutting-edge solutions.
As an NSF LinDiv Fellow, I conduct transdisciplinary research advancing human-AI language interaction for social good. I actively mentor 5+ research interns and teach Applied Generative AI courses. Through industry experience at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Interaction LLC, and Coalfire, I bridge academic research with practical applications in combating evolving security threats and enhancing global AI accessibility. I see multilingual advances and interdisciplinary collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a communication challenge. Beyond research, I stay active through dance, fitness, martial arts, and community service.
This talk explores recent advances in AI and natural language processing. It highlights an influential EMNLP 2023 paper: “Fighting Fire with Fire” - introducing adversarial attack …
I co-presented with Cristal Giorio Jackson at the 2023 NSF NRT Annual Meeting in Arizona State University. This NSF-funded research examines whether mismatching native accent …
This presentation at the "Research in Action" alumni program was delivered alongside Dr. Carol Miller and Suhas Nagaraj and focused on leveraging AI in speech and language therapy …
IT Officer for the Penn State Pan-African Professional Alliance, leading technology initiatives and managing the organization's digital presence.
Volunteered at EMNLP 2023, providing technical support, poster session coordination, and participant registration assistance.
This paper examines the challenge of detecting false claims related to COVID-19 circulating online in Caribbean countries. The Caribbean's linguistic diversity and scarcity of …
President of the Graduate Student Association in Information Sciences & Technology (GSAIST) at Penn State, leading advocacy for 200+ graduate students.
Instructor for ENVISION, a STEM Career Day program at Penn State supporting young women in STEM through outreach and hands-on training.
Outreach Coordinator for the NSF LINDIV Graduate Research Training Program, leading a STEM career day workshop supporting young women.
I present my latest research, Titled, Detecting False Claims in Low-Resource Regions - A Case Study of Caribbean Islands. Our study democratize the challenges in transferling and …